Miró famously likes to cause a stir on the catwalk, using illegal immigrants and even local prisoners to model his wares. His clothes, however, for men and women, couldn't be...

Since opening in 1995, this mall, office and leisure centre has become a focus of local life. There's a seven-screen cinema (foreign films are mostly dubbed into Spanish) and...

A temple for coquettish Carrie Bradshaw style on a mid-range budget. Think lots of mixing and matching of patterns with plenty of candy-bright shoes. Labels include Amaya...

Cortefiel is a popular chain that casts a wider net than Mango or Zara, and its fine tailored jackets and elegant, mature renditions of current trends appeal to a variety of...

The Custo look is synonymous with Barcelona style, and the loud, cut-and-paste print T-shirts have spawned a thousand imitations. Custodio Dalmau's signature prints can now be...

This three-level mall at the sea end of Avda Diagonal has an airy marine theme and a sea-facing roof terrace filled with cafés and restaurants of the fast-food variety. As well...

Discos Castelló is a home-grown cluster of small shops, each with a different speciality in music: No.3 is devoted to classical; the largest shop, at No.7, covers pretty much...

The mother ship of Spanish retail, this giant white monolith sits on Plaça Catalunya and stocks all the major international brand names, along with plenty of Spanish labels....

This tiny boutique is bursting at the seams with brightly coloured flamenco frocks, polka-dotted shoes, head combs, bangles, shawls and everything else you need to dance the...

A skate emporium that has grown exponentially to cater for Barcelona's expanding population of enthusiasts. For boys, there's casualwear from Stüssy, Carhartt et al; girls get...

The clothes are the highest of high-end fashion, the assistants are model-beautiful, and the shop itself has the air of a runway at a Paris catwalk show. No inferiority...

After years of drawing beautiful people in beautiful outfits, it was a logical step for Barcelona's most successful illustrator to design his own fashion line. Labanda's shop...

Tomboys should turn away now: Font's romantic and feminine designs are dripping with ribbons and ruffles yet never stray into Barbara Cartland territory. Look for cute...

Specialising in antique textiles, the 'Grandmother's Ark' smells wonderfully of cloves and freshly ironed linen and is bursting with both antique and reproduction curtains, bed...